Mercer Christian Academy is 10-0 against the Saints since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Victory Baptist Academy Saints at 6:00 a.m. Hopefully Mercer Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Saturday.
Mercer Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak. They took a 42-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bluefield. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Mercer Christian Academy has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Mercer Christian Academy got a solid performance out of Kayley Trump, who scored 18 points along with four steals. Trump is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last six games she's played.
Mercer Christian Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 61 points the game before, Victory Baptist Academy were a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They suffered a tough 46-23 loss at the hands of Grace Christian. Victory Baptist Academy has not had much luck with the recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Mercer Christian Academy's record now sits at 12-5. As for Victory Baptist Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-11.
Everything came up roses for Mercer Christian Academy against the Saints in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 59-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercer Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
